THERMO SCIENTIFIC DRI AMPHETAMINES ASSAY
Device Facts
| Record ID | K093114 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | THERMO SCIENTIFIC DRI AMPHETAMINES ASSAY |
| Applicant | Microgenics Corp. |
| Product Code | DKZ · Clinical Toxicology |
| Decision Date | May 12, 2010 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 862.3100 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The DRI® Amphetamines Assay is intended for the qualitative or semiquantitative determination of amphetamine and methamphetamine in human urine. The assay has cutoff levels of 500 and 1000 ng/mL. The assay provides a simple and rapid analytical screening procedure for detecting amphetamine and methamphetamine in urine on automated clinical analyzers. The assay is calibrated with methamphetamine. This assay provides only a preliminary analytical test result. A more specific alternative chemical method must be used in order to obtain a confirmed analytical result. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) is the preferred confirmatory method. Clinical consideration and professional judgment should be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly when preliminary positive results are used.
Device Story
DRI Amphetamines Assay is a liquid, ready-to-use homogeneous enzyme immunoassay for urine drug screening. Input: human urine sample. Principle: competitive binding between G6PDH-labeled drug and sample drug for fixed antibody sites. In absence of sample drug, antibody binds labeled drug, decreasing enzyme activity; in presence of sample drug, labeled drug is displaced, increasing enzyme activity. Output: spectrophotometric measurement at 340 nm (NAD to NADH conversion) proportional to drug concentration. Used in clinical laboratories on automated analyzers by trained personnel. Provides preliminary results requiring GC/MS confirmation. Benefits: rapid screening for amphetamine/methamphetamine abuse.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical studies were performed. Analytical performance was established via bench testing, including precision/reproducibility (n=80 per concentration), linearity (r=0.999), and method comparison against GC/MS using 160 clinical samples. Cross-reactivity and interference studies were conducted to validate specificity.
Technological Characteristics
Liquid, ready-to-use homogeneous enzyme immunoassay. Sensing principle: competition between G6PDH-labeled drug and sample drug for antibody binding sites. Energy source: spectrophotometric measurement at 340 nm. Connectivity: automated clinical analyzer. Storage: 2-8°C. Reagent stability: 60 days on-board.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the qualitative or semiquantitative screening of amphetamine and methamphetamine in human urine on automated clinical analyzers. Intended for use as a preliminary analytical test; requires confirmation by a more specific method like GC/MS.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An amphetamine test system is a device intended to measure amphetamine, a central nervous system stimulating drug, in plasma and urine. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of amphetamine use or overdose and in monitoring levels of amphetamine to ensure appropriate therapy.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). An amphetamine test system is not exempt if it is intended for any use other than employment or insurance testing or is intended for Federal drug testing programs. The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 862.9, provided the test system is intended for employment and insurance testing and includes a statement in the labeling that the device is intended solely for use in employment and insurance testing, and does not include devices intended for Federal drug testing programs (*e.g.,* programs run by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and the U.S. military).
Predicate Devices
- CEDIA® DAU Amphetamines Assay (K943993)